Head Information & Cyber Security Officer - ME & KSA
About Us:
Paytm is Indias leading financial services platform offering full-stack payments financial and commerce solutions to over 300 million users and 20 million merchants. As we embark on our next phase of global growth we are expanding our presence into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and broader Middle East (ME) markets with a sharp focus on digital payments fintech solutions and merchant services.
About the Role: We are seeking an accomplished Cyber Security & Information leader to define and execute the regional security strategy for Paytm across Dubai & KSA markets. You will own the endtoend security leadership: strategy & governance risk & compliance product and application security data protection threat management cloud/platform security thirdparty assurance and business resilience. The ideal leader blends deep technical expertise with strong regulatory fluency in the GCC and has scaled security programs for highgrowth regulated fintechs/payments.
Key Responsibilities:
Risk & Compliance: Own the Information Security Management System (ISMS) anchored on ISO/IEC 27001 NIST CSF and PCI DSS for payments. Ensure adherence to relevant regional frameworks including:
UAE: Central Bank ISR/standards (for regulated entities) UAE PDPL DIFC & ADGM Data Protection laws Dubai DESC policies; national cyber : SAMA Cybersecurity Framework (as applicable) NCA ECC/CCC PDPL and guidance from CST (formerly CITC).Lead audits certifications attestations (e.g. PCI DSS ISO 27001 SOC 2) and regulator/partner assessments; close findings with measurable risk reduction.
Security Operations & Incident Response: Build and lead 24x7 detection & response (SOC) capabilities integrating threat intel EDR/XDR SIEM SOAR and deception/honeypots.
Establish incident management playbooks (IR breach notification forensics eDiscovery) with clear RACI and crisis communications.
Conduct red/blue/purple teaming tabletop exercises and continuous attack surface management across cloud and edge.
Product Application & Payments Security: Embed secure SDLC (S-SDLC) architecture reviews threat modeling SAST/DAST/IAST dependency & SCA secrets hygiene and runtime protection (RASP).Lead payment security (tokenization cryptography/HSM key management 3D Secure antifraud signal integration) with strong mobile & API security.
Data Protection & Privacy: Implement data classification DLP encryption (at rest/in transit/in use) data minimization and privacybydesign.
Partner with Legal/Privacy on UAE PDPL DIFC/ADGM DP and KSA PDPL obligations (lawful bases crossborder transfers DPIAs data subject rights breach notification).
Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security: Govern multicloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP) container/K8s hardening identity & access (IAM PAM CIEM) network microsegmentation secrets/PKI and zerotrust architectures.
Drive resilience: BCP/DR RTO/RPO objectives chaos testing capacity & performance security.
ThirdParty & Supply Chain Risk: Establish a robust vendor security assurance program (precontract due diligence ongoing monitoring SBOM/SCRM fourthparty visibility).Ensure secure fintech/payments integrations with banks card schemes gateways and partners in UAE & KSA.
Culture Talent & Budget: Build and mentor a highperforming diverse security team; define clear career frameworks and succession.
Own security budgeting ROI metrics and investment prioritization; champion a securityfirst culture through training and executive engagement.
Stakeholder & External Engagement: Serve as the senior security liaison for regulators central banks partners and auditors in the UAE and KSA.
Represent Paytm at regional forums; contribute to policy consultations and industry working groups.
Key Requirements:
15 to 20 years of progressive security leadership with 5 years leading security for fintech/payments digital banks or largescale consumer tech.
Demonstrated success building and operating security programs across UAE and KSA (or broader GCC) with regulatory exposure.
Strong command of PCI DSS ISO 27001 NIST CSF cloud security (CIS benchmarks) and privacy regimes (UAE & KSA PDPLs).Handson depth across SOC/IR cloud & application security cryptography/HSM key management IAM/PAM and thirdparty risk.
Executive communication and Board reporting; able to translate complex risks into business terms.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related; advanced degree is a plus.
Why Join Us
Be part of Paytms global expansion journey at a leadership level.
Drive impact in high-opportunity markets shaping the future of payments in the Middle East.
Work with Indias most innovative fintech brand with strong backing tech capability and ambition to scale globally.
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